Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion.

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About the Author:

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.

Book Description Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: "When you finish, you . . . have gone through a total experience, a beautiful horror story, a horrifying story of beauty, a combination of Poe, Baudelaire, and Isak Dinesen, translated so agilely by Lysander Kemp that it seems to have been written in English."--Newsweek. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_0374511713

Book Description Farrar, Straus Giroux Inc, United States, 1986. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Bilingual. 208 x 137 mm. Language: Spanish . Brand New Book. Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband s memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780374511715

Book Description Farrar, Straus Giroux Inc, United States, 1986. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Bilingual. 208 x 137 mm. Language: Spanish . Brand New Book. Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband s memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780374511715

Book Description Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc, 1986. PAP. Book Condition: New. New Book.Shipped from US within 10 to 14 business days. Established seller since 2000. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9780374511715